Whale /

Show other versions (2)

The aim of this thoroughly unconventional work is to demonstrate that Herman Melvilles Moby Dick and Ludwig Wittgensteins Philosophical Investigations are, in effect, one and the same book. Whale! not only successfully reveals the vital intersections between Melville and Wittgenstein but also makes...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Evans, Kim Leilani
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2003.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Melville, Herman. > Moby Dick.
Melville, Herman > 1819-1891 > Moby Dick
Melville, Herman, > 1819-1891. > Moby Dick.
Moby Dick (Melville, Herman)
Wale > Motiv
Literatur
Whaling in literature.
Whales in literature.
Sea stories, American.
Psychological fiction, American.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Baleines dans la litterature.
Recits de mer americains > Histoire et critique.
Sea stories, American > History and criticism.
Psychological fiction, American > History and criticism.
USA.
USA
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Preamble; 1. A Tale of Attachment; 2. A Common Account of Shipping; 3. The Politics of Whale; 4. Confessions of a Captain; 5. Crossing the Line; 6. A Leaky Boat; Swan Song; Notes; Acknowledgments.

Similar Items